retreat
翻譯
撤退, 退卻, 退隱
例句
The army was forced to retreat.
軍隊被迫撤退。
He retreated to his quiet study.
他退回到他安靜的書房。
文法模式
((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) （從…）撤退（到…） The army retreated from the city.
近義詞
同義詞: withdraw, fall back, pull back; 反義詞: advance, proceed
詞源
來自 're-' (向後) 和古法語 'traire' (拉)，意為向後拉。
記憶技巧
想像一下「重新 (re-) 對待 (treat)」一個情況，也就是退後一步重新評估。名詞 'a retreat' 也可以指一個安靜的休養地。